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8/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesFor 10 subjects in four postures, euler angle decomposition and inverse dynamics were used to determine the knee angles, the net forces, and the moments applied to the tibia during kneeling and squatting with and without kneepads.
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12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study examines stress transmitted to anatomic landmarks of the knee (patella, combined patella tendon, and tibial tubercle) while in static kneeling postures without kneepads and while wearing two kneepads commonly used in the mining industry.
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9/1/2008 - Information CircularsThis report provides managers, supervisors, and safety and health professionals with information on low back pain (LBP) and low back disability. It also provides the latest LBP research and describes methods to address the problem.
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5/1/2008 - Information Circulars, Training materialsThis training package educates the mining community about possible interventions beyond kneepads that may be used to help decrease knee injury rates.
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6/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to explore disease pathology and help pinpoint causal respirable silica dust characteristics.
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7/13/2022 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper provides details on hand and finger injuries in the U.S. mining industry.
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3/23/2022 - Training materialsInstructions on how to get the best protection from soft foam earplugs.
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6/5/2017 - Research projectsA project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to reduce the likelihood of knee injuries in low-seam coal miners through a systematic approach that includes the development of guidelines for improved personal protective equipment and interventions.
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4/26/2016 - News and announcementsCelebrate International Noise Awareness Day and learn about resources to reduce noise exposure and prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program